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china telecom is carrying the phone. it's available in china's apple stores and online. china mobile is expected to strike a deal to carry the phone by late 2013. eunice, they need this to sell, because according to idc, in the third quarter, their share of smartphone market in china slipped to sixth place, which is a massive decline in market shares terms. how much is this one going to take them back a little bit? >> well, apple faces a lot of challenges in the china market. like you said, they're slipping in their ranking. and that's because there is a lot of competition, especially from -- well, from samsung and lenovo, names that you know, and also from -- players that are coming up with these low, cheaper wsh i should say, smartphones and that is one big challenge for the company here. another big challenge, as you had said, china mobile, it needs to come up with some deal with china mobile over the next year or so in order to try to get access to that company's 700 million viewers. >> eunice, thanks for that and our apologies for that slight technical freeze there.
china telecom is carrying the phone. it's available in china's apple stores and online. china mobile is expected to strike a deal to carry the phone by late 2013. eunice, they need this to sell, because according to idc, in the third quarter, their share of smartphone market in china slipped to sixth place, which is a massive decline in market shares terms. how much is this one going to take them back a little bit? >> well, apple faces a lot of challenges in the china market. like you...
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i think china will continue to play it. i think that would be better, more obvious great stories in the like in the next ten years in china. >> such at? >> the obvious concern, i'm not concerned about the residential property side, but international property, larger entities, that would be a concern that would continue to rear its head, i think. and i look at the stock pickses of chinese industries. just determined the bank roll losses for that industry and that's slightly concerning, as well. i see china more as a trade market rather than a strategic bet. within that, we are keen to extend ourselves to only the mining sector. >> there's plenty of pessimism for people to come in. in other central bank news, sweden has lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1%. in a widely expected move. the central bank says it sees the repo rate remaining for the coming year. riksbank deputy swensen says he is pushing for heavier cuts. >>> in australia, the decision to lower rates at its december policy meeting appears to be a
i think china will continue to play it. i think that would be better, more obvious great stories in the like in the next ten years in china. >> such at? >> the obvious concern, i'm not concerned about the residential property side, but international property, larger entities, that would be a concern that would continue to rear its head, i think. and i look at the stock pickses of chinese industries. just determined the bank roll losses for that industry and that's slightly...
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so any demand elsewhere could have an impact on china. >> have we had the china slowdown? >> we've had mosts of it i think. but again, china is very much in recent line with the cycle of the global economy and we'll be looking for some of the big growth engines to help them, as well. >> what's the chinese swing factor for investors? >> sitting in europe clearly it's something we focus upon. is it a driving force, absolutely not. the tail risk i think is what scares us. so do i feel heartened by the numbers in china, yes, it's kind of a positive. but there's more important things. >> if you're worried about synchronized global slowdown, you need one begin sort of spluttering on a little bit better. >> the difficulty is that it's a very large consensus among the investors in europe that come what may, they're not going to feel terribly positive about the outlook for the eurozone. the best case scenario is people who have maybe 1%, 1.5%, 2% growth and search weaker in the periphery. as a result, you need something quite astounding out of china to make you feel better. >> you
so any demand elsewhere could have an impact on china. >> have we had the china slowdown? >> we've had mosts of it i think. but again, china is very much in recent line with the cycle of the global economy and we'll be looking for some of the big growth engines to help them, as well. >> what's the chinese swing factor for investors? >> sitting in europe clearly it's something we focus upon. is it a driving force, absolutely not. the tail risk i think is what scares us....
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but how do you see the big picture in china? there's definitely a narrative that says high levels of capital spending lead to poor profitability and maybe that's what the stock markets had a sniff on over the last 18 months. where do you think we are in that story? >> well, no doubt it's driven by capital like all capital investments. and where are the investments going? they're going to china's massive infrastructure. don't forget china is still in the middle of a largest organization exercise in human history, building something like 221 new cities. so there's no did you tell that some of the buildings and roads or even shopping malls may in the short term appear empty. and then that fits into the kind of speculation there will be a huge asset or property bubble that's bound it on burst. but don't forgetbeginning, a lo buildings. and don't forget the speed of the urbanization process is going on in china. but as a national strategy also to balance the economy away from the capital kind of investment towards domestic consumptio
but how do you see the big picture in china? there's definitely a narrative that says high levels of capital spending lead to poor profitability and maybe that's what the stock markets had a sniff on over the last 18 months. where do you think we are in that story? >> well, no doubt it's driven by capital like all capital investments. and where are the investments going? they're going to china's massive infrastructure. don't forget china is still in the middle of a largest organization...
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/china relationship? >> well, i think that it's a little too early to tell that this is symptomatic of the new administration. but i do expect that there will be progress in certain areas. china has been asking the u.s. to lift restrictions on high-tech exports. and i gather that the obama administration is consider something kind of overhaul of the current restrictions. so there might be some change there was benefit to china. and on the u.s. side, the u.s. would like china to lift restrictions on imports of livestock. and it looks like china is willing to do that on a gradual basis. so i think that there would be some positives coming out of these meetings today and tomorrow. >> and lastly, frank, what would be the most significant policy move period to come from this. again, aside from the news we've already heard about the import duties, are you looking for any big-name tie-ups, or is this about meeting and shaking hands, especially because the u.s. leadership still isn't settled, erkts speci especial
/china relationship? >> well, i think that it's a little too early to tell that this is symptomatic of the new administration. but i do expect that there will be progress in certain areas. china has been asking the u.s. to lift restrictions on high-tech exports. and i gather that the obama administration is consider something kind of overhaul of the current restrictions. so there might be some change there was benefit to china. and on the u.s. side, the u.s. would like china to lift...
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china is still positive in the fourth quarter. china is going to show a slow and steady improvement. so we need those. >> higher expectations stronger in the likes of taiwan, india and brazil. let's go back to where you say they're weakest. greece, italy, spain, the netherlands. this is a very weak feature, indeed. how bad in it? >> it's bad. the eurozone is the global economic problem now. if you look at asia where i just returned from, both countries are feeling optimistic. but they seem to be inwardly focused now by being a triangle of china, india, indonesia. we're not seeing a great benefit into europe as we did before. for instance, germany is looking pretty pessimistic. based on its lack of export performance to places like china. >> yeah. when the bundes bank came out and shortly downgraded forecasts, how is the employment picture? if you've got a relatively healthy china and the u.s. consumer bounce back, wouldn't that help germany? >> it certainly would. germany is relatively flat in terms of the employment outlook. so i
china is still positive in the fourth quarter. china is going to show a slow and steady improvement. so we need those. >> higher expectations stronger in the likes of taiwan, india and brazil. let's go back to where you say they're weakest. greece, italy, spain, the netherlands. this is a very weak feature, indeed. how bad in it? >> it's bad. the eurozone is the global economic problem now. if you look at asia where i just returned from, both countries are feeling optimistic. but...
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that get into china. so it's not all roses, but we need new marketplaces and china is certainly growing as an extraordinary pace. >> yeah, and what's it like trying to finance productions at the moment? >> just globally -- i mean, the marketplace is pretty strong. after 2008, there was -- we kind of hit a roadblock with banks and with wall street and all of that kind of stuff. but i think the marketplace and the financial marketplace has come back pretty strong. though there are problems in some territories in europe like italy and spain, greece, of course. there are other strong markets. again, this is a reason why china and russia and brazil and india have become so important at the global scenario. >> okay, we wish you all the best. have a great few days there in singapore. >>> the british chancellor executive george osborne is giving his autumn statement today. the chancellor has already dropped big hints about what we can expect. katie barnfield has gone up to man chester to see how the government's
that get into china. so it's not all roses, but we need new marketplaces and china is certainly growing as an extraordinary pace. >> yeah, and what's it like trying to finance productions at the moment? >> just globally -- i mean, the marketplace is pretty strong. after 2008, there was -- we kind of hit a roadblock with banks and with wall street and all of that kind of stuff. but i think the marketplace and the financial marketplace has come back pretty strong. though there are...
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especially markets like china. and the ideal way to ride out these difficult times and to reduce costs would be to acquire properties that mine steel making raw materials. and that's exactly what posco is doing according to these reports that say a consortium that it leads has been named preferred bid forea stake in a canadian mine. some reports say it's seeking to acquire around a 10% to 15% stake and is scheduled to sign a sales and purchase agreement early next year. and how will posco finance this acquisition? observers say it's been selling many noncore assets like its holdings in sk telecom to cushion these investment plans like the purchase of the australian steel and iron ore producer aryan which by the way collapsed late october. back to you. >> all right, chery, thanks for that. still to come, we'll speak as to a guest who believes volatility in the oil market will continue well into 2013. we'll find where his predictions are for crude next year. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gif
especially markets like china. and the ideal way to ride out these difficult times and to reduce costs would be to acquire properties that mine steel making raw materials. and that's exactly what posco is doing according to these reports that say a consortium that it leads has been named preferred bid forea stake in a canadian mine. some reports say it's seeking to acquire around a 10% to 15% stake and is scheduled to sign a sales and purchase agreement early next year. and how will posco...
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china is about 10% of our business. it's about 30% of our clients. for our companies, we have about 11% or 12% of the total pipeline in the world and effectively 30% of that is china. so china is now our second biggest market. is between -- let me get the years right. between '09 and '11, our business doubled there from $1 billion to $2 billion a year. it is a smaller growth compared to the u.s. we're seeing the u.s. continue to grow, asia continue to grow, not just china, but other parts of asia. india has a very big percentage growth. but i think we've got a nice balance of growth around the world. >> on the middle east, i'm assuming that business in most areas of the middle east has been quite tough over the past two years especially or are you seeing pockets that are continuing to grow despite the uncertainty. >> you actually, uae and saudi have been very strong. but clearly egypt and places like syria, lebanon, so on have been affected. so it really is -- and we've defer natalie seen a reduction in development in the middle east. so it is a big
china is about 10% of our business. it's about 30% of our clients. for our companies, we have about 11% or 12% of the total pipeline in the world and effectively 30% of that is china. so china is now our second biggest market. is between -- let me get the years right. between '09 and '11, our business doubled there from $1 billion to $2 billion a year. it is a smaller growth compared to the u.s. we're seeing the u.s. continue to grow, asia continue to grow, not just china, but other parts of...
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most of the future growth is coming out of china. it is a market which is exploding. i think in 2010, they had 58 million people leaving china. it was 72 million last year. it will be about 80 million by the end of in year. it's all the product of lots of new people coming into the middle class and wanting to travel for the first time. >>> and this is one destination that would use a lot of world visitors spending their money. is it still as appealing? >> yes. europe is never going to lose its appeal. certainly visitors from asia want to come and visit europe. i think the europe outbound market is a bit sluggish at the moment. but it is still the case that people want to travel. and families will make a lot of sacrifices. they might not change a car, but they will absolutely protect their family holiday. europe will still grow, despite the economic difficulties. >> i also wonder when we saw the cost of airfare come down, when we've seen incomes rise, do you expect the rapid, rapid growth that we've seen to continue or is it market now maturing? >> no, the market is no
most of the future growth is coming out of china. it is a market which is exploding. i think in 2010, they had 58 million people leaving china. it was 72 million last year. it will be about 80 million by the end of in year. it's all the product of lots of new people coming into the middle class and wanting to travel for the first time. >>> and this is one destination that would use a lot of world visitors spending their money. is it still as appealing? >> yes. europe is never...